Monday 24 December 2018

200 Years Ago Today, Silent Night Was Composed in Just a Few Hours in Time for Midnight Mass

On this date every year, the Declaration of Christmas Peace is read aloud at noon in the Old Great Square in Finland's oldest city, Turku, a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. With fanfare and warning, the declaration calls for quiet and peaceful conduct during the Christmas period, including no animal hunting. It is broadcast throughout the country every year on December 24. WATCH an inspiring holiday ad envisioning what the truce was like...

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